A Christmas Carol Web Quest Adaptation
Adapted by Ms. Venters, Quest Team
from the original by Mrs. Mancini, Explorer Team
7
th
Grade English Language Arts
Welcome to our “A Christmas Carol” Web Quest
Research Assignment! You will work with three
other classmates to gather background information
before we begin reading Charles Dickens’
A
Christmas Carol
.
A Christmas Carol
is about a miserly, selfish old man named Ebenezer
Scrooge. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge is suddenly visited by the
spirit of his business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley warns Scrooge
that his selfish ways are going to come back to haunt him. He tells
Scrooge that he will be visited by three ghosts: the ghosts of
Christmas past, present, and future. Will the spirits convince Scrooge
to change his ways, or is his fate sealed?
1
1. Each member of your group will research one area
of information relating to “A Christmas Carol”:
Charles Dickens (Leader)
Victorian Family Life and The Workhouse (Teacher)
The Industrial Revolution and Child Labor in
Victorian England (Documenter)
Christmas in Victorian England (Questioner)
2
.
Each member of your group will complete a web quest based on
your assigned topic. The notes you take on this web quest will act as
a pre-write for your informative paragraph, as well as a guide for
sharing with your group.
3. Each member of the group will draft and publish an informative
paragraph and bibliography using Noodle Tools.
4. Each member will be responsible for sharing research with your
group during our in-class sharing session. During this session,
group members will write a summary of what they have learned
from each presentation.
Web Quest Handout Directions
1.
Use the online web quest to guide you through your research. You
are
REQUIRED
to use
ONLY
the internet links provided, as well as
ONE book
from the Lenape Library. You may use the student data
bases as outlined in subsequent slides.
2.
Each “Researcher” is responsible for finding the background
information in his or her area of expertise.
3.
Take ample notes during your quest. These notes are necessary for
drafting your paragraph and sharing with your group.
Evaluation
Each member is responsible for completing his or her portion
of research/web quest which must be turned in with your
published paragraph
(10 points)
Each member is responsible for drafting and publishing an
informative paragraph and bibliography using Noodle Tools
(
20 points)
Each member is responsible for sharing research during our
in-class sharing session and summarizing the research of
fellow group members (
10 points)
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/dickensbio1.h
tml
Charles Dickens
http://www.biography.com/people/charles-dickens-9274087
Gale Student Resources and World Book: search
Charles Dickens
Victorian Family Life/The Workhouse
Victorian Family Life (check out the clickable links on the page)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_brit
ain/
The Workhouse
http://resources.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/workhouses.html
Gale Student Resources: search
welfare policy
World Book: search
welfare
Industrial Revolution/Child Labor
Working Children
http://resources.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/children/working.h
tm
Industrial Revolution
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians/industrialrev
olution.html
Gale Student Resources, World Book: search
child labor
and
industrial revolution
Christmas
Christmas in Victorian England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/history.shtml
History of Christmas
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-
christmas
Gale Student Resources, World Book: search
Christmas
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol Web Quest Web Quest Adapted by Ms. Venters, Quest Team from the original by Mrs. Mancini, Explorer Team 7thGrade English Language Arts
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome to our A Christmas Carol Web Quest Research Assignment! You will work with three other classmates to gather background information before we begin reading Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.
Introduction Introduction 1 A Christmas Carol is about a miserly, selfish old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge is suddenly visited by the spirit of his business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley warns Scrooge that his selfish ways are going to come back to haunt him. He tells Scrooge that he will be visited by three ghosts: the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Will the spirits convince Scrooge to change his ways, or is his fate sealed?
Process Process 1. Each member of your group will research one area of information relating to A Christmas Carol : Charles Dickens (Leader) Victorian Family Life and The Workhouse (Teacher) The Industrial Revolution and Child Labor in Victorian England (Documenter) Christmas in Victorian England (Questioner)
Process Process 2. Each member of your group will complete a web quest based on your assigned topic. The notes you take on this web quest will act as a pre-write for your informative paragraph, as well as a guide for sharing with your group. 3. Each member of the group will draft and publish an informative paragraph and bibliography using Noodle Tools. 4. Each member will be responsible for sharing research with your group during our in-class sharing session. During this session, group members will write a summary of what they have learned from each presentation.
Process Process Web Quest Handout Directions 1. Use the online web quest to guide you through your research. You are REQUIRED to use ONLY the internet links provided, as well as ONE book from the Lenape Library. You may use the student data bases as outlined in subsequent slides. 2. Each Researcher is responsible for finding the background information in his or her area of expertise. 3. Take ample notes during your quest. These notes are necessary for drafting your paragraph and sharing with your group.
Process Process Evaluation Each member is responsible for completing his or her portion of research/web quest which must be turned in with your published paragraph (10 points) Each member is responsible for drafting and publishing an informative paragraph and bibliography using Noodle Tools (20 points) Each member is responsible for sharing research during our in-class sharing session and summarizing the research of fellow group members (10 points)
Getting Started Charles Dickens Charles Dickens http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/dickensbio1.h tml Charles Dickens http://www.biography.com/people/charles-dickens-9274087 Gale Student Resources and World Book: search Charles Dickens
Getting Started Victorian Family Life/The Workhouse Victorian Family Life (check out the clickable links on the page) http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_brit ain/ The Workhouse http://resources.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/workhouses.html Gale Student Resources: search welfare policy World Book: search welfare
Getting Started Industrial Revolution/Child Labor Working Children http://resources.woodlands- junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/children/working.h tm Industrial Revolution http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/victorians/industrialrev olution.html Gale Student Resources, World Book: search child labor and industrial revolution
Getting Started Christmas Christmas in Victorian England http://www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/history.shtml History of Christmas http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of- christmas Gale Student Resources, World Book: search Christmas
